Shirley Donnelly: Fayette Countys Famous Old Saloons

I came across this article, by the late Rev Shirley Donnelly which covers Fayette County’s Famous Saloons. I had a good chuckle while reading and then I decided to see if I could find additional articles on the establishments in Fayette County. What I found was that Rev Donnelly loved to write about those particular kinds of establishments. I found a number of his articles and one on the Blue Goose while it was open. I have included what I found in this blog.

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Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley, West Virginia
31 Oct 1962, Wed  •  Page 4

The Blue Goose Saloon

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Not the bar, but interesting just the same! Articles from the 1880s
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Hinton Daily News • Hinton, West Virginia
12 Dec 1902, Fri  •  Page 1

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Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley, West Virginia
12 Sep 1957, Thu  •  Page 4
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Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley, West Virginia
22 Jan 1964, Wed  •  Page 4
Beckley Post-Herald, Jan. 23, 1964 -
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Beckley Post-Herald • Beckley, West Virginia
23 Jan 1964, Thu  •  Page 4
Donnelly on Isaac Ash -
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Beckley Post-Herald • Beckley, West Virginia
24 Jan 1964, Fri  •  Page 6
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Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register • Beckley, West Virginia
25 Aug 1956, Sat  •  Page 4
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Beckley Post-Herald • Beckley, West Virginia
05 Nov 1969, Wed  •  Page 4
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Beckley Post-Herald • Beckley, West Virginia
14 Dec 1972, Thu  •  Page 8
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Beckley Post-Herald • Beckley, West Virginia
10 Apr 1974, Wed  •  Page 4

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